On 29 October 1999, nine months after the initial report of Algeria was submitted, the President of the Republic established a National Commission on Judicial Reform, which he personally entrusted with: studying and evaluating the functioning of the justice system as a public service in all its aspects; identifying possible focal points for interaction with the institutional and social environment, evaluating them and proposing adjustments, as required; and recommending measures to make the justice system more accessible to citizens, improve the effectiveness of legal instruments and procedures and streamline the operations of the courts and prisons.
Cabe también recordar que, el 29 de octubre de 1999, es decir, nueve meses después de la presentación del informe inicial de Argelia, el Presidente de la República creó la Comisión Nacional para la Reforma de la Justicia (CNRJ) a la que se encomendó el mandato de: